1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 7:14

¹⁴For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
unbelieving	ἄπιστος	apistos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G571 unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian, unbeliever
husband	ἀνὴρ	anēr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
is sanctified	ἡγίασται	hēgiastai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G37 I make holy, sanctify
through	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
wife	γυναικί	gynaiki	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
unbelieving	ἄπιστος	apistos	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G571 unbelieving, incredulous, unchristian, unbeliever
wife	γυνὴ	gynē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
is sanctified	ἡγίασται	hēgiastai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G37 I make holy, sanctify
through	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
husband	ἀδελφῷ	adelphō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
Otherwise	ἐπεὶ	epei	Conjunction	G1893 after, for, since, otherwise
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
children	τέκνα	tekna	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant
would be	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
unclean	ἀκάθαρτά	akatharta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G169 unclean, impure
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
now	νῦν	nyn	Adverb	G3568 now, already, at present
they are	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
holy	ἅγιά	hagia	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G40 set apart, holy, sacred

Cross-references

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Malachi 2:15–16 · Isaiah 52:1 · Titus 1:15 · 1 Timothy 4:5 · Romans 11:16 · Ezra 9:1–2 · 1 Corinthians 6:15–17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.